a dude and their house
books/series where at least part of the plot is about a dude (gender neutral & for the vibes 🙂↕️) and their weird attachment to a house (please note attachment to said house may not be fully explored until later books)
created by caait
last updated April, 2026
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i'm cackling at Immortal Dark being here, cause wtf Susenyos.
caaitOP
Kinda love his freak though 😈🤣
ooo great list!! would piranesi fit here? or maybe mexican gothic?
Lolll Piranesi is such a good fit for this
caaitOP
I added Piranesi, I've been meaning to read that actually 😍 I'll look into Mexican Gothic more
Omg Piranesi is THE dude & house book that's such a phenomenal rec for this
Mexican Gothic might fit if you squint? I wouldn't say there is an attachment to the house but the house is a major part of it.
yeah, it's been a hot minute since i read mexican gothic so i wasn't totally sure about that one 😅
He he he, this is such a great list! I've read nearly all of them already!❤ What about House of Leaves, as an edition?
caaitOP
I've not heard of that one actually! I'll have to check it out more but after a brief glance I did add it 💖
Ooh, it's a project book! Kind of like a murder mystery or escape room in book form, very cool but needs lots of notes😂❤ Thanks for adding!
when a dude loves their house a little too much 🤨
This is the first list I’ve stumbled across that I have 100% overlap with, how fun
I had all but one marked (89%) and was so pleased!
Ooh I’m so curious which one wasn’t originally on your shelves
Evocation! It’s on my StoryGraph TBR but I guess I never added here. Totally seems up my alley with the tarot aesthetic. Adding to interested list now!
That’s one of the ones I’ve read! It’s SOO good!
Ok totally noted! Thank you ☺️
How is it I'm just finding out that my taste in books is 'a dude and their house'? 🤣🤩 This is such a fun list!!
caaitOP
I also gravitate towards dudes and their houses, so you're in good company here 🙂↕️
incredible 🙂↕️
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher is a great one to add if you haven't read that yet! (And one of my favs by them!)
Cg Drew’s You did nothing wrong could also fit here! Bren forever obsessed with renovating the house
caaitOP
I'm hopefully reading that one this month!! Omg now I'm so excited
The Death of Jane Lawrence would fit I think
